1. Does the site welcome members from all countries?
There are certain Program Owners who limit membership to people from certain countries. Limiting the membership to certain countries is as per the discretion of the Program Owner. Members are limited for various reasons, including the kind of advertising that is promoted in the site.
The person who is interested in joining a site can easily see whether his/ her country is listed in the front page. For example; - International Members welcome, which means, people from all over the world can join the site so long as they can read and understand English.
- Some sites specifically mention that only members from certain countries are accepted and the list of acceptable countries are usually mentioned in the home page itself. If you come from a country listed by the program as not accepted, please do not join the site. If you join a site where membership is not open to your country, the Program Owner will delete your membership.
- Some sites specify that even though International Members are welcome, members from certain countries are not allowed to join. Here again, if you are from a country that is not allowed to join, please do not join the site as your membership will be deleted by the Program Owner.
2. Is your preferred payment method listed as a payment option?
Programs usually pay via online payment systems such as Paypal,Alertpay, E-Gold etc. Usually, sites mention in the home page itself. If the online payment system you use is not listed as a payment method, it would be of no use to join the site. If the payment method is not listed in the home page, you can also find out the details in the Terms of Service and/ or Help section of the site.
3. Minimum payout of the site:
There are sites that offer;
- No minimum monthly payouts: This meansYou will be paid every month, irrespective how much you have in your account (whether 1 cent or $10 or whatever amount that shows in your account). The exact date of payment vary from program to program. Some programs pay at the beginning of the month, some in the middle of the month etc.
- Minimum payout: Some sites have a minimum of $2 payout, some a $5 payout etc. Deciding the minimum payout of the site is up to the Program Owner.
- Some sites offer different payout amounts depending upon the online payment system. For example, $1.00 via E-Gold, $3 via Paypal etc.
4. Terms of Service [ TOS ] of the site:
It is very important to check out the Terms of Service (TOS) of the site. The TOS list out important areas that you need to make a note of to ensure you are eligible to sign up with the program. The TOS covers the members as well as the site’s commitment to the member. Reading the TOS of a site is not what members like to do, but it is highly recommended to read, understand and adhere to the conditions mentioned in it as they are the rules of the site.
Also, even though the TOS of all sites may look exactly alike, there are certain modifications/ differences. Therefore, it is important to not come to the conclusion that if you have read the TOS of one program, you have read all.
